/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package system;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Attribute</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#isIsId <em>Is Id</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#isIsTransient <em>Is Transient</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#getType <em>Type</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#isIsGeneratedValue <em>Is Generated Value</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#getColumn <em>Column</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#getTemporal <em>Temporal</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link system.Attribute#isIsUnique <em>Is Unique</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Attribute extends NamedClass {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Id</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Is Id</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Id</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsId(boolean)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_IsId()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isIsId();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#isIsId <em>Is Id</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Id</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isIsId()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsId(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Transient</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Is Transient</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Transient</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsTransient(boolean)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_IsTransient()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isIsTransient();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#isIsTransient <em>Is Transient</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Transient</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isIsTransient()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsTransient(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Type</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Type</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Type</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setType(Type)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_Type()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Type getType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#getType <em>Type</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Type</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setType(Type value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Generated Value</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Is Generated Value</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Generated Value</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsGeneratedValue(boolean)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_IsGeneratedValue()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isIsGeneratedValue();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#isIsGeneratedValue <em>Is Generated Value</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Generated Value</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isIsGeneratedValue()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsGeneratedValue(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Column</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Column</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Column</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setColumn(String)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_Column()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getColumn();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#getColumn <em>Column</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Column</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getColumn()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setColumn(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Temporal</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link system.TemporalType}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Temporal</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Temporal</em>' attribute.
	 * @see system.TemporalType
	 * @see #setTemporal(TemporalType)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_Temporal()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	TemporalType getTemporal();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#getTemporal <em>Temporal</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Temporal</em>' attribute.
	 * @see system.TemporalType
	 * @see #getTemporal()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setTemporal(TemporalType value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Unique</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Is Unique</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Unique</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsUnique(boolean)
	 * @see system.SystemPackage#getAttribute_IsUnique()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isIsUnique();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link system.Attribute#isIsUnique <em>Is Unique</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Unique</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isIsUnique()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsUnique(boolean value);

} // Attribute
